Training

To be eligible to apply for a security guard registration, you must: 

• Guard at least 18 years old
• Undergo a criminal history background check through the PASAR(ACT) Department of Police
• Complete a 40-hour course of required training

The training and exam administered by any private patrol operator or by a certified training facility. Effective for all security guard applicants must complete a total of 40 hours of training instead of the 3 hours formerly required.

The 40-Hour Security Guard Training breaks down as follows: 

• Complete 16 hours of required security guard training within the first 30 days of the issuance of your security guard registration. 
• Complete an additional 16 hours of required security guard training within the first six (6) months of the issuance of the security guard registration.

You may start working as a security officer after an eight hour course and receiving your guard card. You will have 30 days to complete your first sixteen hours of training and then within six months after getting your Security Guard card to complete the remaining sixteen hours for a total of forty. You may elect to take all forty hours of Security Guard card training at one time also. Prior to renewal of your Security Guard card after ever six months, you must complete an eight hour refresher course four (4) hours of which will be a mandated course set by the state and four (4) hours of an elective.

There are Three Easy Steps to get your Guard Card…